Painting With Fabric: Kinusaiga Made Easy (No Sewing!)

No sewing machine needed — just glue, scraps and a bit of patience! 📥 FREE Kinusaiga workbook (tools, materials & getting started guide): https://go.festivalofcraft.com/kinusa... Today Jill is sharing one of her favourite techniques — one she's been doing since 2003! It's the art of Kinusaiga, the modern, fabric-scrap version of the traditional Japanese Kimikomi doll-making technique. Instead of wood, we're padding foam board with kimono fabric scraps to literally "paint" a picture with cloth — no sewing required. In this full-length tutorial Jill takes you from complete beginner through to a finished padded iris picture, covering everything: materials, tools, cutting grooves, tucking fabric, shading with pattern, fixing mistakes, and finishing neat edges and corners. 📚 Jill's own pattern book — 78 traditional Kinusaiga & Sashiko designs she uses throughout this video, from simple beginner shapes right through to advanced pieces like the one she finishes here — is available now as an instant PDF download. If you want to keep going after this video (more irises, the cat, the crane, and 74 more designs to grow into), get your copy here: https://go.festivalofcraft.com/books You'll learn: ✅ The difference between traditional Kimikomi and modern Kinusaiga ✅ Which foam board, adhesive paper and tools you actually need ✅ How to cut a clean groove — and the difference a sharp blade makes ✅ How to tuck fabric neatly into corners, points and curves ✅ How to "paint" with fabric pattern and colour to add shading ✅ How to fix mistakes — including fabric cut too small or too short ✅ How to finish neat edges and corners for a professional result Have a go with just some scraps and a bit of board — you too can make some amazing Kinusaiga. 00:00 Intro — what is Kinusaiga? 00:53 Examples of what you can make 02:11 Materials: the foam board 03:08 The double-sided adhesive paper 04:05 Choosing our first project: the iris 07:39 Tools: knives and scissors 09:40 Tucking tools explained 12:24 Full materials recap 13:03 Attaching the design to the board 14:07 Cutting your first groove (sharp vs blunt blade) 16:20 Thin lines vs thick lines 18:42 Cutting corners 19:41 Cutting points 20:23 Cutting curves 24:11 Choosing fabric & cutting your first piece 28:07 Placing and tucking fabric into the groove 32:00 Shading with fabric pattern 39:43 Fixing fabric cut too small 43:00 Fixing lost adhesive 47:04 Working the centre of the flower 1:01:59 Rescuing fabric that's too short (PVA trick) 1:10:20 Finishing edges and backgrounds 1:21:22 Mastering the corner technique 1:36:50 Finished piece & final thoughts —————————————————————————— 📦 SUPPLIES USED IN THIS VIDEO Foam Board → 5 Pack Polystyrene Foam Blocks, 30 x 20cm High Density: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4wRcKfo 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4faDlwo Craft Knife → Precision Craft Knife Set: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4yFtRCy 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4fhnk83 Applique Scissors → Sharpy Applique Scissors 6" Curved Offset Handle: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4yxcgg3 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4bhgQoL Double-Sided Adhesive Sheets → A4 Double Sided Adhesive Sheets: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4pzex6b 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4bLg0R0 Tucking Tool → Patchwork Spatula / Hera: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4vzjIEC (no UK link yet — a quick unpick or butter knife works too!) As an Amazon Associate, Festival of Craft earns from qualifying purchases. This doesn't affect the price you pay. 💬 Got a design you'd love to see us tackle in Kinusaiga? Drop a comment below — dragons welcome! 🐉 ——————— Subscribe for more Japanese-inspired craft, taught through film. 📸 About Festival of Craft We share the stories, crafts, and techniques of Japanese textiles through film. Explore more at: https://FestivalOfCraft.com 💬 Join our newsletter for free patterns, tutorials and Japanese craft inspiration: https://FestivalOfCraft.com 🔔 Subscribe for more craft, textiles, and mindful making: 🔔    / @festivalofcraft   #Kinusaiga #Kimikomi #JapaneseCraft #FabricArt #PaddedPicture #JapaneseTextiles #TraditionalCraft #FestivalOfCraft